Where does “వితంతువు” come from?
వితంతువు (Telugu) comes from Telugu తంతువు, from Sanskrit तन्तु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tántuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tántuš, from Proto-Indo-European tén-tu-s, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
వితంతువు (Telugu): A widow
Ancestry of “వితంతువు”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | తంతువు | A thread or fibre; filament |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तन्तु | thread, cord, string, line, wire, warp ,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | tántuṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | tántuš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tén-tu-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |